Distractor anticipation during working memory is associated with theta and beta oscillations across spatial scales
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
19
Опубликована: Март 24, 2025
Introduction
Anticipating
distractors
during
working
memory
maintenance
is
critical
to
reduce
their
disruptive
effects.
In
this
study,
we
aimed
identify
the
oscillatory
correlates
of
process
across
different
spatial
scales
neural
activity.
Methods
We
simultaneously
recorded
local
field
potentials
(LFP)
from
lateral
prefrontal
cortex
(LPFC)
and
electroencephalograms
(EEG)
scalp
monkeys
performing
a
modified
memory-guided
saccade
(MGS)
task.
The
were
required
remember
location
target
visual
stimulus
while
anticipating
distracting
stimulus,
flashed
at
50%
probability
delay
period.
Results
found
significant
theta-band
activity
anticipation
distractor,
closely
linked
with
underlying
dynamics,
through
decoding
cross-temporal
generalization
analyses.
EEG
particularly
reflected
reactivation
around
anticipated
time
even
in
absence
stimuli.
During
time,
beta-band
exhibited
transiently
enhanced
intrahemispheric
communication
between
LPFC
occipitoparietal
brain
areas.
These
phenomena
observed
only
when
successfully
performed
task,
implicating
possible
functional
role
mitigating
distractors.
Discussion
Our
results
demonstrate
that
distractor
recruits
multiple
processes
maintenance,
key
predominantly
theta
beta
bands.
Язык: Английский
The role of alpha oscillations in resisting distraction
Trends in Cognitive Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Distractor anticipation during working memory is associated with theta and beta oscillations across spatial scales
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Окт. 23, 2024
Abstract
Anticipating
distractors
during
working
memory
maintenance
is
critical
to
reduce
their
disruptive
effects.
In
this
study,
we
aimed
identify
the
oscillatory
correlates
of
process
across
different
spatial
scales
neural
activity.
We
simultaneously
recorded
local
field
potentials
(LFP)
from
LPFC
and
electroencephalograms
(EEG)
scalp
monkeys
performing
a
modified
memory-guided
saccade
(MGS)
task.
The
were
required
remember
location
target
visual
stimulus
while
anticipating
distracting
stimulus,
flashed
at
50%
probability
delay
period.
found
significant
theta-band
activity
anticipation
distractor,
closely
linked
with
underlying
dynamics,
through
decoding
cross-temporal
generalization
analyses.
EEG
particularly
reflected
reactivation
around
anticipated
time
even
in
absence
stimuli.
During
time,
beta-band
exhibited
transiently
enhanced
intrahemispheric
communication
between
occipitoparietal
brain
areas.
These
phenomena
observed
only
when
successfully
performed
task,
implicating
possible
functional
role
mitigating
distractors.
Our
results
demonstrate
that
distractor
recruits
multiple
processes
maintenance,
key
predominantly
theta
beta
bands.
Язык: Английский